mediocre company is the result of mediocre ceo hiring mediocre team, commonly without much if any accountability due to artificially abundant capital elevating zombie firms. any heroic attempts at excellence are neutered by inability of mgmt to comprehend or measure excellence resulting in KPI culture based on whatever vanity metrics are near at hand. C players remain, B players eventually leave, A players either never joined or the spirit of excellence is beaten out of them and learn that what is rewarded is power optics and headcount